A - a
-a sfx. linking vowel used in transitive verbs which have -tanó 'want' as a suffix. Náhéne'en-átanó'tóvo. I want to know him. Návóom-átanó'tóvo. I want to see him. Náhéne'en-átanó'ta. I want to know it.
-a sfx. imperative suffix for transitive verbs where more than one person is commanded to act on a single third person. Vé'hoom-a! Look at him (or her)!
-a pro. he, she, inverse voice suffix. Inverse voice means that a third person subject is "acting upon" a first or second person, or that an obviated third person is acting upon a proximate third person. Notes (Phonology) The underlying suffix-final /e/ of this morpheme, /-ae/, drops when word-final. Návóom-a. He saw me. Návóom-aehe? Did he see me? Násáavóom-aéhe. He did not see me. Antonym: -ó. See: -ae; -aé.
á- cjt. should have. takes a following /h-/ tense morpheme with allomorphs á'-, áx-. Á-hnémenesêstse. He should have sung. Á-némenesêstse. He should have sung (more recent than with áh-...). Néhe á-hnémenêstse. He should have been the one to sing. Á-'oomosêstse. He SHOULD have hit him (more forceful than é-me'-oomóho 'he should have hit him). Usage: obsolescing. See: me'-; me'hó'ke-.
-á theme. it, them; suffix that indicates that the object of a verb is inanimate. Takes /n/ after it when the object is plural. Náhéne'ën-a. I know it. Évóoht-anôtse. He saw them (inanimate). Vé'hoohtom-áhéne! Look at it/them then! tséxhestanom-átse when we took it. Except for younger speakers today, the -á changes to -ó in negative, inferential, and conjunct verbs. For younger speakers, the -á remains unchanged in the negative and inferential. Ésáavóóht-óhe. He did not see it. Ésáavóóht-áhe. (pronunciation of some younger speakers). See: -é; -ó. Etymology: *am; cf. C e:n ??.
-aahkévâhoeše vai. pitchy all through. esp. of a log. É-aahkévâhóéše. There's pitch all through (the log). Non-reduplicated: -ahkeve. Notes (Phonology) redup
-aahkévâhonetó vii. pitchy. É-aahkévâhonëto. It (esp. wood) is pitchy; full of pitch; sap. Notes (Phonology) redup Wood full of pitch is good for starting fires. Non-reduplicated: ahke.
-áahtá vti. listen to s.t. É-ááhta. He listened to it. vta: -áahtov. See: -néstá ‘hear s.t.’.
-áahtaotsé'tov vta. listen to s.o. for example, don't leave yet--stop long enough to listen to me! Né'éše-áahtaotsé'tovêstse! Listen to me (right now)! See: -áahtov; ótahe.
-áahtomóné vai. listen. É-áahtomóne. He listened. Éohkêsáa'-áahtomónéhe. He doesn't listen. Áahtomónêstse! Listen! Áahtomóne! Listen! (said to more than one person). Áahtomónêhéne! Listen later! (said to more than one person). vta: -áahtov. See: -áestsé'ó; -néstomóné ‘hear’.
-áahtomónee'e vai. sit listening. É-áahtomónee'e. He's sitting listening (for example, to the siren). Né'-áahtomónee'e! Sit there listening to me! (said to more than one person). See: -áestsee'e.
-áahtomónee'tá vti. sit listening to s.t. É-áahtomónéé'ta. He's sitting listening to it.
-áahtomónee'tov vta. sit listening to s.o. É-áahtomónee'tovóho. He's sitting listening to him. See: -áahtov.
-áahtomóneóe'tov vta. stand.listening to s.o. É-áahtomóneóe'tovóho. He's standing listening to him. fai: -óé.
-áahtomónéóó'e vai. stand listening. É-áahtomónéóó'e. He's standing listening. fai: -óé2. See: -áahtomóné ‘listen’.
áahtomoneto p. once again. for example, used when repeating something that you have said. Usage: obsolescing.
-áahtósané vai. listen. É-áahtósáne. He listens. fai: -ósané.
-áahtóseoneve vai. listened to, obeyed, respected. É-áahtóseoneve. He is listened to.
-áahtov vta. listen to s.o. É-áahtovóho. He listened to him. Ná-áahtövo. I listened to him. Ná-áahtöö'e. They listened to me. Áahtovêstse! Listen to me! Áahtova! Listen to him! (said to more than one person). Áahtovoo'o! Listen to him (later)! Né'-áahtove! Listen to me! (said to more than noe person).Variant: -áhahtov. vti: -áahtá; Final: -ahtov. See: ótahe ‘Listen!’; -néstov ‘hear s.o.’. Notes (Phonology) redup
áahtsé'- pv. already; simultaneously; at the same time. often follows preverb éše-. Notes (Phonology) final -e is added preceding a vowel É-áahtsé'nêhešéve. He already did it. Nêhéóhe móná'éše-áahtsé'hestáohtsêhéhe; móhnêhnóvêho'eohehéhe tséohketoenövâtse. I was already born there; the midwife didn't get there in time. [1987:26] See: vétséno; nêšená-; éše-.
áa'e ni. year, winter. Móxhótoanátôhanéhe ää'e. It was a tough winter. [1987:42] no'ke-ää'e one year. na'he-ää'e three years. Naa nêhe'še néše-ää'e nêhéóhe ná'éševé'háhtse nêhe'še náhtaévâhóó'óhtse. And then for two years I stayed there, then I came back home. (1987:185). Plural: aenôtse; Oblique: aénéva. See: -aénamá. Etymology: *pepo:nwi.
ää'e émóna'e vii. New Years. Usage: likely a modified loan translation from English.Literally: It's a new year.. ää'e tséhmóna'e when the year was new.
aa'êse- pv. back. Névé'e-aa'êseóxôheve! Don't say anything back! Névé'e-aa'êseóxôhéme! Don't say anything to make it worse! (said to more than one person). Névé'e-aa'êsetónêšéme! Don't do anything to make it worse! (said to more than one person). Mósta-aa'êsêho'eohtsé'tovôhevovóhe. They met him. [1987:54] See: aose; éva-.
Áámêhé'e na. Always A Woman. translation uncertain.
Áameóhné'e na. Walking Woman.
-aé voice. they; inverse voice suffix for TA verbs with third person plural or obviative subject. Návóom-ää'e. They saw me. Násáavóom-aéhe. They did not see me. Antonym: -ó2.Variant: -aé. See: -ää'e; -eé.
-ae voice. inanimate subject acting on an animate object. Náho'êhót-aa'e. It came to me. Notes (Phonology) vs
-ae voice. inverse voice suffix. Néoom-aehe? Did he hit you? Násáavóom-aéhe. He didn't hit me. tséonóom-aevose the one(s) (obv) who called them. See: -a.
-ae'ta'ee'e vai. 1 • face sitting. É-ae'ta'ee'e. He is sitting facing (for example, facing the crowd). Notes (Phonology) vs
2 • chair meeting; in charge of meeting. Usage: fig..
-ae'ta'ée'tá vti. sit facing s.t. É-ae'ta'éé'ta. He sat facing it.
-ae'ta'ée'tov vta. sit facing s.o. É-ae'ta'ée'tovóho. He sat facing him.
-ae'ta'éoe'tov vta. stand facing s.o. É-ae'ta'éoe'tovóho. He's standing facing him/them.
-ae'ta'éóó'e vai. face standing. for example, facing a crowd. É-ae'ta'éóó'e. He's standing facing. Notes (Phonology) vs fai: -óé.
-aénamá fai. year(s). Éno'ke-aénáma. He is one year old. Étónêstôhe-aénáma? How old is he? (lit. he is how many yeared?). Nétónêstôhe-aénáma? How old are you? See: ää'e; -he-aéname.
aénéva obl. winter time; year. IndepNoun: ää'e.
-aéneve vii. be winter. É-aéneve. It's winter. Etymology: *pepo:no:wi.
aénevo'xâhtóhono na. winter underwear, long johns.Literally: winter-pants. Variant: aénevôxâhtóhono. This word is grammatically plural, referring to both legs or multiple pairs. See: höhto; asêséo'xähto.
aénevôxâhtóhono na. winter underwear, long johns.Literally: winter-pants. Variant: aénevo'xâhtóhono. This word is grammatically plural, referring to both legs or multiple pairs. See: höhto; asêséo'xâhtóhono.
aénohe na. 1 • hawk; winterhawk.Pl: aénôheo'o. Obviative: aénôhóho. Etymology: cf. M pepo:ne'naew ‘winterhawk’. See: hoestomo; aénéva.
2 • Hawk; Winterhawk.
Aénohe Ôhno'kaestse na. Lone Hawk.
Aénohe Ôhvó'komaestse na. White Hawk.
Aénohe Ôxháa'ého'oesêstse vai. High Hawk.Literally: hawk high-hanging.
Aénôhea'eotse na. Attacking Hawk.
Aénôhea'kónoo'e na. Roosting Hawk.
Aénôhee'e na. Sitting Hawk. Notes (Phonology) vs
Aénôhéévé'hâtse na. Flying Hawk.
Aénôhé'ke na. Hawk Woman.
aénôhematsénoono na. swift hawk wings.
Aénôhenéhovóhe na. Chasing Hawk.
Aénôhenéstoohe na. Howling Hawk. See: Aénohe Néstoohe.
Aénôhéso na. 1 • sparrow hawk.Literally: little hawk. Pl: aénôhesono. Obviative: aénôhesono.
2 • Little Hawk.
aénôhevóhkóóhe na. jackrabbit.Literally: hawk-rabbit. Variant: aénôhevóéhe óó?. Pl: aénôhevóhkooheho. Obviative: aénôhevóhkooheho. See: vóhkóóhe.
aénôhevóohého'eeve ni. jackrabbit hide. See: ho'eeve.
-aéno'tsé vai. camp all winter. É-aénó'tse. He camped all winter. É'ôhke=nêhéó='ée'-aéno'tseo'o nêhéóhe tóxeo'hé'e nêhéóhe é'ôhkemaehéhoéstoneo'o ka'êškóneho They used to camp there all winter near the banks of the river where the children went to school. [1987:181] Final: -o'tsé.
-aénoo'e vii. so many years in time. Naa nêhe'še tséstano'ke-aénoo'etse tséstaévâhóseameohtsénovetse móstaévâhósêhénôhtsevóomêhéhe. And then after one year when they went there again they went to look for him again. (1987:294). Notes (Phonology) not vs
aenôtse ni. years; winters. Singular: ää'e. Etymology: *peponali (Pi).
-aesé pro. conjunct ending for 3rd person subject acting on 2nd person plural object. tséonóom-aëse the one who called you (plural). tséhvóom-aëse when he saw you (plural).
-aese pro. conjunct participle ending for 3rd person obviative subject acting on 3rd person proximate object. tséonóom-aese the one who called him. See: -ose.
-aesee'e pro. conjunct ending for 3rd person plural subject acting on 2nd person plural object. tséonóom-aesee'e the ones who called you (plural). tséhvóom-aesee'e when he saw you (plural).
áestóhkáhne na. lizard.Variant: áestóhkóhne. Pl: áestóhkôhnáne ??. Obviative: áestóhkôhnáne ??. these are bigger than salamanders and a little different from heó'ôhtátóne 'lizards'; they are caught and a red ribbon is tied around their necks. See: háo'táooheso; heó'ôhtáto.Pl: aestóhkôhnaneo'o ??.
-áesto'én vti. mix together s.t. É-áesto'éna. He is mixing it together. tsé-áesto'ene that which is mixed together (for example, hash). É-aésto'énanôtse She mixed them (inan.) together.
vta. mix together s.o. É-áesto'eno. He mixed him/them.Variant: É-áesto'énóho.. Aésto'énenáno! Shuffle them (cards)!
aésto'énéó'o ni. blender.Literally: mixer. Usage: neologism.Variant: aésto'épea'hasenestôtse.
aésto'épea'hasenestôtse ni. blender.Literally: mix together grinding thing. Usage: neologism.Variant: aésto'eneo'o; aésto'épeeneo'o.
aésto'épeeneo'o ni. blender.Literally: mix together grinder. Usage: neologism.Variant: aésto'eneo'o; aésto'épea'hasenestôtse.
aéstom- i. false.
aéstome- pv. false; for nothing; for free. Ná-aéstomemétaa'e. He gave it to me for nothing (it didn't cost me anything). aéstomevé'ho'e false Cheyenne. É-aéstomemanëstse hová'éhe. He 'makes up stories.'. Nésáa'-aéstomêhevé'tove'tovatséhe. You are not my brother-in-law for nothing. (1987:173). É-aéstomemomáxemóho. He turned him in for nothing. See: pónóhta; hová'éhe; -hová'âhane.
-aéstomeéno'e vii. taste flat. É-aéstomeéno'e. It's flat/there's no taste to it. See: -tóne'éno'e ‘how taste’.
-aéstomeéseváohe vai. make a free throw in basketball. É-aéstomeéseváoohe. He made a free throw. See: -éseváohe; aéstome-. Usage: neologism.
-aéstomêhasené vai. play (cards) for nothing. that is, to play without betting anything. É-aéstomêhasëne. He played for nothing.
aéstomema'heo'o na. devil, evil spirit; idol (rarer meaning).Literally: false-sacred.power. See: heávohe; hávêsévevêhanéhe.
aéstomemésêhestôtse na. potato, bistort. the Ch. term is used by some today for 'potato (domesticated)'.Variant: mésêhestôtse2. Pl: aéstomemésêhéstoto.
-aéstomemét vta. give to s.o. for free. Né-aéstomemetâtse. I'm giving this to you for free. See: -mét; -aéstomotse'ohe.
-aéstomeohtsé vai. come for nothing; make false trip; wasted his time coming. See: pónohta. É-aéstomeöhtse. He came for nothing/wasted his time.
aéstomevé'ho'e na. 1 • false Cheyenne.Literally: false-whiteman. an epithet used of Cheyenne Indians who don't have some of the traditional characteristics of Cheyennes; esp. said of Cheyennes who don't talk Cheyenne (this term is used to tease them or put them down).
2 • little devil. Aéstome-vé'hó'e ééšêhósemé'atovánâhneo'o. The little devils are making fire (lit. smoke) again. (This was said when smoke arose out of a reservation coal mine.). Synonym: heávôhéso ‘little devil’. Usage: An elder recently said that Catholics use this term for 'devil'.. Preverb: aéstome-.
aéstomevé'keemahpe ni. artificial sugar. See: nétâhévevé'keemahpe. Usage: neologism.
-aéstomevóom vta. hallucinated.Literally: falsely see s.o.. for instance, when badly sick or when taking peyote. É-aéstomevóome hová'éhe. Something is falsely seen.
-aéstomóhta'hané vai. tell a false story. É-aéstomóhta'häne. He told a false story.
-aéstomóhta'háov vta. tell a false story to s.o. Nésáa'-aéstomóhta'háovatséhéme. I'm not making up stories to you. [A father used to say this to his children.] See: -hóhta'háov.
aéstomóhta'heo'o ni. myth. See: hóhta'heo'o; oné'seómôhta'heo'o.Literally: false-story.
-aéstomó'ané vai. speak falsely; speak untruthfully; break promise. É-aéstomó'áne. He spoke falsely. fai: -ó'ané. See: -vá'nenêhevoo'o; -hetómé.
-aéstomo'eéh vta. falsely treat s.o. É-aéstomo'eeho. He treated him falsely. [pd746]
-aéstomósem vta. tell a false story about s.o. É-aéstomósemóho. He told a false story about him. See: -hósem; -netsé'e'tov.
-aéstomotse'ohe vai. work for free. É-aéstomotse'ohe. He's working for free (not getting paid). See: -aéstomemét; -hotse'ohe.
-áestsee'e vai. sit listening. É-áestsee'e. He is sitting listening. Hevésenóho é'-áestséesesto. His friend was listening. Évá'ne-áestséeo'o. They are just sitting listening (but not really listening, for example, disregarding the message). See: -áahtomónee'e.
-áestsé'ó vai. listen. É-áestsé'o. He's listening. Áestsé'ôhtse! Listen!Variant: -áhasêstsé'ó. See: -áahtomóné.
-áestséóó'é vai. listen standing. É-áestséóó'e. He's standing listening. É'ôhke-áestséoesesto. They would stand there and listen. [JOURNEY.TXT] Notes (Phonology) vs
-áestséotse vai. listen. Né'-áestséotse! Listen here! (a crier would say this, calling for people's attention).
-áestséše vai. lie listening. É-áestséše. He's lying listening.
-áestséše'tov vta. lie listening to s.o. Móstaéenêšêhetóse-áestséše'tovôhevóhe. He lay there and kept listening to him. [1987:300]
-aéškonáho'tá vii. burn. of some inanimate thing, for example, meat or toast. É-aéškonáhó'ta. It got burned crisp (for example, toast). See: -aéškonáoestâhó'ta.
-aéškonámea'xe vai. smell burnt, burnt smell. É-aéškonámea'xe. He has a burnt smell.
-aéškonámeeho'tá vii. smell burnt. like burnt bread. É-aéškonámeehö'ta. It smells burnt. See: -méeho'tá.
-aeškonáoestâho'há vti. burn s.t. quickly while cooking. Ná-aeškonáoestâhö'ha. I burned it (cooking).
-aéškonáoestâho'tá vii. of some inanimate thing, for example, meat or toast. É-aéškonáoestâhö'ta. It quickly got burned to a crisp. See: -aéškonáho'tá.
-aéškonáveméa'há vii. smell burnt; burnst smell. É-aéškonáveméá'ha. It smells burnt (for example, burnt bread). fti: -méa'há.
aéškôsa'éhese ni. shoulder meat. It is pointed in shape.
áetôhóóvo ni. rib area meat. from area of the ribs; the meat is very tender. See: he'pe.
-aetsé sfx. conjunct ending for 3rd person subject acting on 1st person plural (both inclusive and exclusive) object. tséonóom-aëtse the one who called us. tséhméhot-aëtse because he loved us.
-aetsee'e sfx. conjunct ending for 3rd person plural subject acting on 1st person plural (both inclusive and exclusive) object. tséonóom-aetsee'e the ones who called us.
-ahá mbp. vagina. Émátsev-âháotse. She has V.D. (lit. she has an infected vagina). IndepNoun: ma'kësta. See: -'kestá2.
-ahaehné vai. detour. See: -ahaeohtsé; o'ome-. É-ahaëhne. He detoured.
-ahaeohtsé vai. detour. É-ahaeöhtse. He detoured. Nétatšêše-ahaeohtsema! Let's go around! [JOURNEY.TXT]
áhahéehe p. woe unto you!Variant: á'a'éehe. Usage: may no longer be used. See: ahéehe.
-áhahtov vta. listen to s.o. Áhahtovêstse! Listen to me!Variant: -áahtov. Usage: heard less often than -áahtov.
-ahá'ené fai. cook. Notes (Phonology) seems to be -ahá'ené for most forms; perhaps there is a phonological rule that overrides the initial -a if the last vowel of the preceding initial is -e Épêhév-âhá'éne. She cooked well. Ééxâh-á'éne. She finished cooking. Éhe'k-âhá'éne. She cooked the food until it is tender. Népêhévemé-ahá'éne. You cooked good smelling food. Éhohpé-áhá'éne. She's making soup.Variant: -há'ené. vta: -ahá'eov. See: -homosé ‘cook’; -éxâho'he; -hoohe; -honóné ‘bake’.
-ahá'eov fta. cook for s.o. Énó-ahá'eóó'e hevéškemo. His mother-in-law cooked the return wedding meal for him. [WEDDING.TXT] Nápêhév-âhá'eövo. I cooked good for him. fai: -ahá'ené. See: -homôhtov.
áhan- i. extreme.
-áhanáeh vta. scare s.o. to death; extremely frighten s.o. É-áhanáehóho. He frightened him to death. Éstaéšêto'se-áhanáehaesesto néhe na'êstse. (The beaver) almost scared him to death. [1987:277] See: -ná'taeh; -háeh; -tó'omáeh.
-áhanaeta vai. extremely big. the bigness could be from physical swelling. no'ka éšeëva tséhma'xe-áhanaetâse one day when he was very big (1987:195). Antonym: -áhanáhketa.
-áhanâhketa vai. extremely small, tiny. É-áhanâhketa. He is extremely small. Antonym: -áhanaeta.
-áhanâho'he vai. die from heat, burn to death, very hot. Usage: used as humorous exaggeration during very hot weather. É-áhanâho'he. He died from the heat; he's very, very hot.
-áhanâho'tá vii. extremely hot and dry weather; extremely burned, extremely hot weather. É-áhanâhö'ta. It's extremely hot weather (and everything has dried up). Final: -aho'tá. ôht-áhanâho'taa'êstse whenever it is extremely burned out. [Stamper 1991:6]
-áhanâhtam vta. get s.o. cold. Notes (General) Note: Esp. used to refer to when a mother takes her baby outside in the cold without adequate warm clothing or blankets; can also refer to leaving melons or cantelopes (both animate) in a garden so late in the growing season that they freeze É-áhanâhtamóho. He got him so cold. See: -he'konose.
-áhana'eme vai. cry intensely. É-áhana'eme. He really cried. See: -a'xaame ‘cry’.
-áhana'ó'h vta. kill by running over s.o. É-áhana'o'ho. He killed him by running over him.
-áhana'ov vta. smother s.o.; kill s.o. by falling on; lie on s.o. to death; wear out s.o. can refer to wearing out an article of clothing (animate). É-áhana'ovóho. He killed him by falling (or lying) on him / He rode him (for example, a horse) to death. É-áhana'öö'e. He (obv) killed him by falling on him (for example, the horse killed its rider when it bucked him off and fell on him). See: -áhaneoha'ov.
-áhana'xané vai. Final: -a'xané.collapse from crying. See: -tâhpe'a'xané. É-áhana'xäne. He collapsed from crying.
-áhana'xanéotse vai. cry extremely hard, cry and pass out. É-áhana'xanéotse. He cried so hard he passed out.
-áhana'xe vai. worn out from jerking. This could be from movement during intercourse. É-áhana'xe. He is worn out from jerking.
-áhanan vta. hold s.o. to death. É-áhananóho. He held him until he could not breathe (or, until he died).
-áhanao'ó vii. huge; extremely big. É-áhanaö'o. It's extremely big/huge. See: -ma'hao'ó; -tâhpe'ó.
-áhanâsómeotse vai. dysentary, die from defecating. for example, to die from dehydration. É-áhanâsómeotse. He died from defecating. fai: -âsóme.
-áhanâše'še vai. die from drinking, be extremely drunk, dead drunk, pass out from drinking. É-áhanâše'še. He's dead drunk. fai: -ase'še.
-áhanâšé'šee'e vai. sit dead drunk. É-áhanâšé'šee'e. He's sitting dead drunk. fai: -asé'še.
-áhanâšé'šeše vai. lie dead drunk. É-áhanâšé'šéše. He's lying dead drunk. fai: -asé'še.
-áhanatamáno'e vii. intense. Naa éohtôséema'xe-áhanatamáno'e Ma'heo'o tsévéstomoétse. And it's surely a glorifying thing which God has promised us. [1987:241] Notes (Phonology) iah
-áhanátamao'ó vai. Final: -átamao'ó.intensely laugh. laughter can be so intense that the person rolls on the ground. É-áhanátamaö'o. He laughed so hard.
áhane- pv. very much, extremely, intensely. É-áhanepêhéva'e. It is really good. Né-áhanepéotâtse. I really hate you!/I hate you to death! (a terrible thing to say to someone). See: háe-; ma'xe-; otá'-; heóme-.
-áhane'haná vai. eat and die, eat and get sick. É-áhane'häna. He ate so much he threw up.
-áhanemas vta. shoot s.o. fatally. É-áhanemâsóho. He fatally shot him. Ná-áhanemäso hemé'kóne. I shot him in his head. fta: -emas. See: -am ‘shoot s.o.’.
-áhaneméohe vai. exhausted from running. É-áhaneméohe. He's so tired from running. fai: -méohe.
-áhanénome vai. die from sleep. Nêsta-áhanénome. You will die from sleep (because you sleep so much). Usage: usually humorous.
-áhaneoestôhëne vai. 1 • knock dead, swat.
2 • sleep really well. Usage: fig.. for example, how one sleeps after working for a long time or fighting a fire. É-áhaneoestôhëne. He slept really well (lit. he's been knocked dead).
-áhaneoestoh(n) vta. swat s.o.; beat s.o. to death; kill rapidly s.o. by tool (or on body); knock out s.o.; knock s.o. dead. É-áhaneoestôhnóho. He knocked him dead. Áhaneoestôheha! Swat him! (for example, a fly). See: -oest; -na'h.
-áhaneoešeše vai. die in a wreck. É-áhaneoešëše. He was killed in an accident (for example, a car wreck). naa tsé'tó='ésevone éxxamaetsêho'êšenasêstse tsétaohke-áhaneoešesêstse And this buffalo was just lying all over, dying from colliding with (the tree). (1987:309). vta: -áhaneoešêšem.
-áhaneoešêšem vta. kill s.o. in a wreck, kill s.o. by throwing down. for example, in a car accident. É-áhaneoešêšemóho. He caused his death in a wreck. vai: -áhaneoešeše.
-áhaneoeve vai. die of scabies. É-áhaneoeve He died of scabies. See: -oeve.
-áhaneoha'ov vta. kill s.o. by stepping on. É-áhaneoha'ovóho. He squashed him (esp. by stepping on him). See: -áhana'ov.
-áhanêsenove vai. very bad. See: -háenove; -momáta'ehe. É-áhanêsenove. He is really bad. vta: -áhanêsenovem.
-áhanêstáhá vai. very angry. é'-áhanêstáhahoo'o He was very angry. [Croft 1988:25:36] Final: -htáhá.
-áhaneše vai. tumble, fall, trip. for example, from an upright position. É-áhanëše. He tumbled.Literally: extremely-lie. See: -hotôhta'á; -áva'ó; -ováhaneše; -háeoešeše.
-áhanôhéné vai. hit; swat; club. É-áhanôhéne. He hit. See: -oom ‘hit s.o.’; -oosané ‘hit’.
-áhanóhkona'he vai. very small and skinny. É-áhanóhkona'he. He is extremely small and skinny. See: -tóhkona'he.
-áhanoh(n) vta. swat s.o.; club s.o. É-áhanôhnóho. He clubbed him. Ho'honaa'o évé'šeáhanôhestsénovo. They are throwing rocks at each other. (lit., by means of rocks they are throwing rocks at each other). See: -oom; -ne'enéseh.
-áhanôhomo'he vai. exhausted from dancing. É-áhanôhomo'he. He's exhausted from dancing. fai: -ohomó'he.
-ahanóhtá vti. bite s.t. É-ahanóhta. He bit it. Ahanóhtôhtse! Bite it! fti: -óhtá; vta: -ahanom. See: -nâha'óhtá.
-áhano'eéh vta. exhaust s.o. often refers to wearing out s.o. during sex. É-áhano'eéhahtse. He wore himself out from sex. Synonym: -áhana'xe. See: -má'to'eéh; -nêhe'oot.
-áhano'enohe vai. overly full of food. Ná-áhano'enohe. I'm so stuffed. fai: -o'enohe.
-ahanó'sané vai. bite. É-ahanó'sáne. He bit.Variant: -áhanó'sané. vti: -ahanóhtá; vta: -ahanom.
-áhano'xéohtsé vai. die from carrying a load. É-áhano'xéóhtse. He died from carry a load.
-ahanom vta. bite s.o. É-ahanomóho. He bit him. É-ahanomää'e. He (obv) bit him. fta: -om; vti: -ahanóhtá; vai: -ahanósané.
-áhanóma'o'e vii. very muddy ground. É-áhanóma'o'e. It is very muddy ground.
-áhanoma'tá vti. pained extremely much by s.t. É-áhanomä'ta. It's really hurting bad for him. See: -háama'tá.
-áhanomêstáhá vai. pout, upset, hurt. É-áhanomêstáha. He is upset/hurt/pouting. BodyPartMedial: -htáhá. See: -háestáhá; -méstová.
-áhanóné'o vii. shrivel and die (of vegetation). É-áhanóné'o. It shriveled and died. See: -hóne'ó.
-áhanónoo'e vai. wait to death. Usage: fig..Literally: fatally-sit. É-áhanónoo'e. He waited to death. fai: -ónoo'e.
-áhanónová vai. talk spectactularly. É-áhanónóva. He talked so spectacularly.
-ahanósané vai. bite. É-ahanósáne. He bit. vta: -ahanom. See: -ahanó'ôsané; -nâha'ósané.
-áhanose vai. freeze to death. É-áhanose. He froze to death. fai: -ose. See: -tonahe; -ná'tose.
-áhanotse'óheohe vai. work very intensively, work to death (fig.). Náéšêto'se-áhanotse'óheohe. I almost worked myself to death.
-áhanôxom vta. feed s.o. to death. É-áhanôxomóho. He fed him to death / he fed him so much he got sick. See: -hoxom.
áháse p. also. Áháse nátaohkeéemé'étáno tséohkeméhae'éeheese naa mäto tséohkeméha'éehešévêse. I remember the things he used to say and also what he used to do.Variant: óháse; áháso. See: mäto; naa; aose.
-áhasêstse'ó vai. wait and listen; keep on listening. É-áhasêstsë'o. He kept on listening,Variant: -áestse'ó.
áháso p. also.Variant: óháse; áháse. áháso totósa'e other places. See: mäto; naa; aose.
áhatoo'êse p. I told you it would be that way.Variant: óhatoo'êse.
-ahé fna. like, similar. M'enóné-áhe éhešêhesó'xo'ësta. He has ears like turtles (that is, he won't listen). See: -hehá; -séesó; -séestahe.
áhe p. nasty!, dirty! implies 'don't touch it!'. See: xóxéhe; hópahpa. Usage: colloq.; baby talk.
-ahe fai. abstract AI final of state. typically refers to a rather permanent state or condition of someone. Épêhév-ahe He is good. Éhe'kot-ahe He's a quiet person. Éháomóht-ahe. He's a sick person.
ahéehe p. oh; good; nice; wonderful. an exclamation. See: áhahéehe; šéaa; nóoo; a'áahe.
-ahkame na. sap; pitch; gum. na-ahkame my gum. he-ahkamo his gum. IndepNoun: ahke.
-ahkané fai. gum; pitch. Nétâhéo'ene-ahkanémáne let's go pick tree gum (for example, for chewing as gum or as glue for flutes).
ahke na. sap; pitch; gum. Etymology: *pekiwa.
-ahkeve vii. vai. 1 • be gum, be gummy, be pitchy. É-ahkeve. It's pitchy.
2 • be superb. Usage: fig.. Nâhtsesta é-ahkeve. It fills my heart with pleasure. See: -aahkévâhonetó.
âhkévó'êstse ni. gumweeds.
-ahkôheohtsé vai. play hoop game. Naa tséhvóonä'o é'-âhkôheohtsésesto kâsováaheho. And the next morning the young men played the hoop game. [1980:2:3] See: xôhéono.
ahkó'- i. roll.
âhkó'a'haseono na. dominoes; dice-throwing?
-ahkó'e'ó'h vta. roll s.o. É-ahkó'e'o'ho. He rolled him (for example, a ball, animate). Ná-ahkó'e'ó'hoo'o I rolled them. vti: -ahkó'e'ó'tsé.
-ahkó'e'ó'tsé vti. roll s.t. Ná-ahkó'e'ó'tse I rolled it. vta: -ahkó'e'ó'h.
-ahkó'e'ov vta. roll s.o. by kicking. É-ahkó'e'ovóho. He rolled him by kicking him.
-ahkó'en 1 • vti. roll s.t.; roll s.o. Ná-ahkó'éna. I rolled it. Ahkó'énôhtse! Roll it! (for example, roll it into a ball from dough).
vta. É-ahkó'enóho. He rolled him (for example, a ball, animate). Ahkó'eneha! Roll him!
2 • vta. rob s.o. Usage: loan transl. from English.
-ahkó'enené vai. play marbles. Nétâhé-ahkó'enenémáne Let's play marbles!
ahkó'enenéhe na. tumblebug. Usage: od. Holliman Spelling: ah go i ni ni.Pl: ahkó'enenéheo'o.
-ahkó'enenéóó'e vai. roll (something) while standing. É-ahkó'enenéóó'e. He rolled (something) while standing. Notes (Phonology) vs
âhkó'enëö'o ni. marble.Pl: âhkó'eneonôtse.
na. marble.Pl: âhkó'eneono. .
-ahkó'eváen vti. vta. roll s.t./s.o. by hand. Ná-ahkó'eváéno. I pushed him by hand and he rolled/fig. I 'rolled' him (for his money). éstatšêše-ahkó'eváenâhtsesêstse He rolled himself over (1987:195).
-ahkó'ohá vti. roll s.t. by tool. É-ahkó'óha. He rolled it by tool.
-ahkó'ôhené vai. spin a top, roll hoops. É-ahkó'ôhéne. He's spinning a top. Mónêstâhé-ahkó'ôhenémáne? Shall we go spin our tops? Nétâhé-ahkó'ôhenémáne! Let's go roll hoops!
ahkó'ôhéó'o na. hoop. See: hóhtséme.Literally: roll(-thing).
-ahkó'o'tá vii. sit round; round sit. for example, be a round pile, or be a round thing sitting somewhere. É-ahkó'ó'ta. It's sitting as a round thing.
áhoemâhöö'o na. cantelope. See: mâhöö'o.
-aho'he fai. by heat, by sun.Variant: -ho'he. Éam-âho'he. He's going along by car. Évon-âho'he. He was burned up. Éhe'kon-âho'he. He's cooked hard. fta: -aho'h(n); fti: -aho'tá. See: -ho'he.
-aho'h(n) fta. by heat; by burning; by the sun. Návon-âhö'no I burned him up; destroyed him by burning. Návon-âho'he He burned me up; destroyed me by burning. Néoné'x-âho'he. You burned me. Etymology: *-eh0a'swi 'you-me (by burning)' > Ch /-aho'he/ (Go88).
-aho'hová fai. heat, engine. Émá't-âho'höva. He ran out of gas.
-aho'tá fii. by heat; by burning; by sun. Évon-âhö'ta. It was burned up. Évoneoest-âhö'ta. It burned instantly. This final varies between -aho'tá and -ho'tá. See: -ho'tá. fai: -aho'he; fta: -aho'h(n).
-ahtáhá m. pants. Éné't-âhtáha. He took off his pants. Éka'o'âhtáha. He's wearing short pants. See: hohtoho.
-ahtoeotse vai. head to hide. É-ahtoeotse. He's heading off to hide.
-ahtoeše vai. hide, lie buried. É-ahtoëše. He's hiding (for example, under leaves).
-ahtoešem vta. hide s.o. É-ahtoešemóho. He hid him. See: -nó'oet.
-áhto' i. beneath; under.
-áhto'an vti. cover s.t. by hand. É-áhto'äna. He covered it up with his hand.
vta. cover s.o. by hand.
-áhto'ééna vai. be buried under snow. É-áhto'ééna. He got buried under snow. Final: -ééná.
-áhto'e'há vti. cover s.t. with feet. É-áhto'ë'ha. ?? He tamped down the dirt around/over it / he covered it with his feet.
áhto('h)- i. under; bury.
-áhto'ha'á vti. cover s.t. by foot. É-áhto'hä'a. He covered it by foot. vta: -áhto'ha'ov.
-áhto'hohá vti. cover s.t., bury s.t. by tool. É-áhto'höha. He buried it. Áhto'hoöhtse! Cover it up! vta: -áhto'hoh(n).
áhto'hohestôtse ni. grave.Literally: burial-NOM.
-áhto'hoh(n) vta. bury s.o. É-áhto'hohnóho. He buried him. É-áhto'hohe. He is buried/it is buried. Tósa'e é-áhto'hoheo'o? Where are they buried? vti: -áhto'ohá.
-áhto'hóma'e'ó'h vta. bury s.o., cover s.o. quickly. Áhto'hóma'e'ó'xeha! Quickly cover him! Ná-áhto'hóma'e'ö'ho. I covered him quickly.
-áhto'hóma'en vti. cover s.t. É-áhto'hóma'ëna. He's covering it. can refer to how a dog covers something, such as a bone, with its paws.
vta. cover s.o. slower action than -áhto'hóma'e'ó'h. Áhto'hóma'eneha! Cover him! Hénêhéóhe móhvá'ne-áhto'hóma'enêhevóhe. There they were covered up. See: -áhto'hóma'e'ó'h.
-áhto'hóma'ená vti. cover. É-áhto'hóma'ëna. He's covering it. can refer to filling in a grave.
-áhto'hóová vai. buried under water; be buried under water. É-áhto'hóóva. He is buried under water. Medial: -óová.
-ahto'hóováotse vii. covered by water, buried by water. É-ahto'hóováotse. It was covered by water. Final: -óová.
-áhto'o'en vta. bury s.o. under grass. Ná-ahto'o'ëno. I buried him under grass.
-ahtomóné fai. hear. Étsêhést-âhtomóne. He understands Cheyenne. Étáv-âhtomóne. He is a little hard of hearing. Énâhahk-âhtomóne. He has good hearing. Nâhtamé'ésta tséohkevá'nêhet-âhtomónéto. I'll tell it just the way I used to hear it. vai: -áahtomóné; fta: -ahtov. See: -néstomóné.
âhtóno'e p. under; below. Synonym: tooxeöne.
âhtóno'e é'oestôtse na. sli